Background
In July 1999, the government of Peru awarded the privatization of Ferrocarril del Centro to a consortium led by RDC for 30 years. The
second highest railway in the world (with China's completion of its new line to
Tibet in 2005), it reaches the station of La Cima at 4818 meters
(15,807 feet) above sea level and links the Pacific port of Callao and the capital city of Lima with Huancayo and Cerro de Pasco.

Rail Tours
In December 2006, FCCA launched bimonthly tourist train service linking
Lima with Huancayo on 12-car, 500-passenger capacity trains. Enjoy a thrilling ride
on the world's second highest railway and admire one of the railway wonders of
the world as you traverse 68 tunnels, 61 bridges and 9 switchbacks of the
Andes.

FCCA rebuilt and remodeled six passenger cars and four of them are
equipped with reclining seats, panoramic windows, heating and
air-conditioning. The fifth car was converted into a kitchen car and the
sixth into a bar/observation car. The remaining six cars have retained
their original design and seating arrangement.

The train is scheduled to stop at Chosica, San Bartolome, Galera and La
Oroya. Please visit FCCA's website
(www.ferrocarrilcentral.com.pe)
for more information and scheduled departures.

BBC Video footage (57:52):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspAcV5PbP0Follow UK Virgin Trains driver Simon Davies as he is taught to
drive FCCA's freight train high in the Andes where it is possibly
"The toughest place to be a train driver."